Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-16
BASE BALL.
MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE OHIO
STATE LEAGUE,
At Kalamazoo, Ysstsrday-Prssidsut VOegls Makes
HIS Annual RspOrt-A Great Many Changes
Made in the Rules.

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Ball League met in annual session at Kali
amazoo, Mich, yesterday, and transacted
a great deal of important business. Several
changes in the rules have been made,
which will inure to the benefit Of the
League, which, next year will be a great
deal stronger than last.
President YOegle's report stated that
there was 81, 9OO.25 in the general treas
ury, $31. 25 of which is in the expense fund
and $l,S69 in the guarantee fund. He
congratulated the League representatives
upon the discipline enforced among play
ers and upon the control exercised over
audiences in reference to umpires. He
offered anumber Of suggestions and recon-
mendations which were acted upon by the
meeting, a full account of which will be
found in the following special:
Special TELEGRAM 10 The Register.
KALAMAZOO, MICH, November ID
The Ohio Base Ball League held its annual
meeting in this city to-day in the parlOrs
of the Burdick House with the following
delegates present f. C. Linn, Lima,
O.; Oscar Seeley and w. T. English,
Wheeling; W. II. Taylor, Mansfield, O.;
President Charles YOegele, held the proxy
of the GAINESVILLE club; r. w. Smith,
Kalamazoo; ]. C. Hauser, Sandusky, o.;
L. A. Loichot, Canton, o John Connolly
and J.. j. Jennings, Columbus, and Man
ager A. c. Buckenberger of the Wheeling
club.
Canton was regularly admitted as a
member of the League, she having taken
S~teubenville's place COnditionally when
that club disbanded. Lima, o., was ad-
mitted to fill the vacancy Occasioned by
the d~isbandment of Akron. The hand
some League p%ennant was presented to the
Kalamazoo club by Mr.. John Connolly, of
Columbus. His neat speech was responded
to in q graceful manner by K. w. Smith
on behalf of Kalamazoo.
In the election TOR officers this af-
ternoOn W. Ii. McDermot, Of Columbus,
received seven votes for President, and
F. II. Brunell, of Cleveland, one. Nc
Dermot's election was afterwards made
unanimous. Brunells name was only pro-
posed to test the sense of the meeting in
regard to the proposition recently offered
TO have the President elected from q nom
League city. John Connolly was elected
Secretary, with a salary of $500. The
Presidents salary was fixed at 500. +.
e. Taylor was elected a League director,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
natiO.T X. W. Smith. The salary limit
of the players was fixed at one thousand
dollars per month for each entire team.
The,suarantee was fixed at $40 per game,
with the addition of SIS for Kalamazoo.
During the season each club had the
privilege of taking the $40 or forty per
cent of the gross receipts, which worked a
great injustice to such good paying towns
as Wheeling and Columbus, and it was
by a combination of the last named cities
that the guarantee was changed to the old
The constitution was changed so as to
make one inning to constitute a game for
the guarantee money, and a penalty of 500
is to be imposed on the club refusing to
play.
A Iccmmittee consisting Of Messrs.
Seeley, McDermot and Taylor was ap-
pointed TO select the bali to be played
with next season. Each club will be re-
quired to furnish an approved bond Of$5OO
10 remain in the League the entire season.
This il an increase Of $3.50 over last season.
The suspensions ofStrothers, Grumbling,
Dillon, Croft, Dale and Darrow were or
dered to be removed. The meeting then
adjourned, the various delegates returning
home.